Acquisitions

NES Acquisition

In April 2017, we completed the acquisition of NES Rentals Holdings II, Inc. (“NES”). NES was a provider of rental equipment with 73 branches located throughout the eastern half of the U.S., and had approximately 1,100 employees and approximately $900 of rental assets at original equipment cost as of December 31, 2016. NES had annual revenues of approximately $369. The acquisition is expected to:

•Increase our density in strategically important markets, including the East Coast, Gulf States and the Midwest;

•Strengthen our relationships with local and strategic accounts in the construction and industrial sectors, which we expect will enhance cross-selling opportunities and drive revenue synergies; and

•Create meaningful opportunities for cost synergies in areas such as corporate overhead, operational efficiencies and purchasing.

The aggregate consideration paid to holders of NES common stock and options was approximately $960. The acquisition and related fees and expenses were funded through available cash, drawings on our senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (“ABL facility”) and new debt issuances. See note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional detail on the debt issuances.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The opening balance sheet values assigned to these assets and liabilities are based on preliminary valuations and are subject to change as we obtain additional information during the acquisition measurement period.



Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts (1)	$	49
Inventory	4
Rental equipment	571
Property and equipment	48
Intangibles (2)	139
Other assets	7
Total identifiable assets acquired	818
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt (3)	(3		)
Current liabilities	(28		)
Deferred taxes	(14		)
Long-term debt (3)	(11		)
Other long-term liabilities	(5		)
Total liabilities assumed	(61		)
Net identifiable assets acquired	757
Goodwill (4)	203
Net assets acquired	$	960

(1) The fair value of accounts receivables acquired was $49, and the gross contractual amount was $53. We estimated that $4 would be uncollectible.

(2) The following table reflects the estimated fair values and useful lives of the acquired intangible assets identified based on our purchase accounting assessments:



	Fair value		Life (years)
Customer relationships	$	138	10
Non-compete agreements	1		1
Total	$	139

(3) The acquired debt reflects capital lease obligations.

(4) All of the goodwill was assigned to our general rentals segment. The level of goodwill that resulted from the acquisition is primarily reflective of NES's going-concern value, the value of NES's assembled workforce, new customer relationships expected to arise from the acquisition, and operational synergies that we expect to achieve that would not be available to other market participants. $1 of goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

The three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 include NES acquisition-related costs of $1 and $17, respectively, which are included in “Merger related costs” in our condensed consolidated statements of income. The merger related costs are comprised of financial and legal advisory fees. In addition to the acquisition-related costs reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income, the debt issuance costs and the original issue premiums associated with the issuance of debt to fund the acquisition are reflected, net of amortization subsequent to the acquisition date, in long-term debt in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. See note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional detail on the debt issuances.

Since the acquisition date, significant amounts of fleet have been moved between URI locations and the acquired NES locations, and it is not practicable to reasonably estimate the amounts of revenue and earnings of NES since the acquisition date. The impact of the NES acquisition on our equipment rentals revenue is primarily reflected in the increases in the volume of OEC on rent of 18.2 percent and 14.5 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

The pro forma information below gives effect to the NES acquisition as if it had been completed on January 1, 2016 (“the pro forma acquisition date”). The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of our results of operations had the acquisition been completed on the above date, nor is it necessarily indicative of our future results. The pro forma information does not reflect any cost savings from operating efficiencies or synergies that could result from the acquisition, and also does not reflect additional revenue opportunities following the acquisition. The pro forma information includes adjustments to record the assets and liabilities of NES at their respective fair values based on available information and to give effect to the financing for the acquisition and related transactions. The pro forma adjustments reflected in the table below are subject to change as additional analysis is performed. The opening balance sheet values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on preliminary valuations and are subject to change as we obtain additional information during the acquisition measurement period. Increases or decreases in the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired may impact our statements of income in future periods. We expect that the values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be finalized in 2017. The table below presents unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement information as if NES had been included in our consolidated results for the entire periods reflected:



	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2017		2016			2017			2016
United Rentals historic revenues	$	1,766	$	1,508		$	4,719		$	4,239
NES historic revenues	—		95			81			266
Pro forma revenues	1,766		1,603			4,800			4,505
United Rentals historic pretax income	322		303			712			667
NES historic pretax income (loss)	—		6			(12		)	11
Combined pretax income	322		309			700			678
Pro forma adjustments to combined pretax income:
Impact of fair value mark-ups/useful life changes on depreciation (1)	—		(9		)	(9		)	(28		)
Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired NES fleet on cost of rental equipment sales (2)	—		(1		)	(1		)	(1		)
Gain on sale of equity interest (3)	—		—			—			(7		)
Interest expense (4)	—		(9		)	(9		)	(28		)
Elimination of historic NES interest (5)	—		9			12			28
Elimination of merger related costs (6)	1		—			17			—
Restructuring charges (7)	9		(9		)	27			(27		)
Pro forma pretax income	$	332	$	290		$	737		$	615

(1) Depreciation of rental equipment and non-rental depreciation were adjusted for the fair value mark-ups of equipment acquired in the NES acquisition. The useful lives assigned to such equipment did not change significantly from the lives historically used by NES.

(2) Cost of rental equipment sales was adjusted for the fair value mark-ups of rental equipment acquired in the NES acquisition.

(3) In 2016, NES sold its equity interest in a successor company and recognized a gain of $7. This gain was eliminated as the equity interest that was sold is not a component of the combined company.

(4) To partially fund the NES acquisition, URNA issued an aggregate of $500 principal amount of debt, as discussed in note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Drawings on the ABL facility were also used to partially fund the purchase price. Interest expense was adjusted to reflect these changes in our debt portfolio.

(5) NES historic interest on debt that is not part of the combined entity was eliminated.

(6) Merger related costs comprised of financial and legal advisory fees associated with the NES acquisition were eliminated as they were assumed to have been recognized prior to the pro forma acquisition date. The merger related costs reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income also include costs associated with the acquisition of Neff Corporation (“Neff”) discussed below.

(7) We expect to recognize restructuring charges primarily comprised of severance costs and branch closure charges associated with the acquisition over a period of approximately one year following the acquisition date, which, for the pro forma presentation, was January 1, 2016. As such, the restructuring charges recognized in 2017 were moved to 2016. The restructuring charges reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income also include non-NES restructuring charges, as discussed in note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. We do not expect to recognize significant additional restructuring charges associated with the acquisition. The 2016 restructuring charges above reflect the total charges recorded as of September 30, 2017 recognized on a straight-line basis from the pro forma acquisition date through September 30, 2016.

Neff Acquisition

In August 2017, we entered into a definitive merger agreement with Neff, pursuant to which we agreed to acquire Neff in an all cash transaction. The merger closed on October 2, 2017. The aggregate consideration paid to complete the acquisition was approximately $1.3 billion. The merger and related fees and expenses were funded through available cash, drawings on current debt facilities and new debt issuances. See note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional detail on the debt issuances. Neff was a provider of earthmoving, material handling, aerial and other equipment, and had 69 branches located in 14 states, with a concentration in southern geographies. Neff had approximately 1,100 employees and approximately $860 of rental assets at original equipment cost as of September 30, 2017. Neff had annual revenues of approximately $413.